China demands answers as US nuclear submarine suffers damage in South China Sea

Concerned about a US Nuclear Nuclear Submarine of the South China Sea of ​​South Sea, China has asked Friday in Washington to reveal the details and location of the incident and the affirmation of America Blâmée to conduct aerial and naval outings on behalf of “freedom of navigation”. as his cause.

A US nuclear motor submarine hit an underwater object in the South China Sea (SCS) on Saturday. A number of sailors aboard the USS Connecticut were injured in the accident. None of the injuries have been threatening, a statement from the American fleet Pacific Fleet Thursday.

We do not know what the Seawolf class submarine may have struck when he was overwhelmed “The submarine remains in a safe and stable condition. Nuclear propulsion plants of the USS Connecticut have not been affected and remain fully operational,” said US Navy Declaration.

Asked his reaction, the Spokesman for the Chinese Foreign Affairs Zhao Lijian told a media briefing here that “China is seriously concerned about this accident “The United States that the party involved in this incident should inform the relevant details, including the location, the purpose of this navigation, the details of the accident and what the submarine took place and if Nuclear leaks took place and if the local maritime environment was injured. “He said.

He also stated that the United States assertion to conduct aerial and naval outings in the name of freedom of navigation was the cause of this incident “I also want to emphasize that for some time the United States acts, making waves in SCS under the freedom of navigation of the banner. It is the source of this accident, threatening severely and imposing serious risks. For regional peace and stability, “he said.

“The United States was slow to discover the details of this accident. He acts without any transparency and responsibility, “he said Zhao said that China and the competent countries of the SCS must doubt the facts and intention of the United States.

China claims most of the SCS. The Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia, Brunei and Taiwan have recruits in the region. Over the years, China has built a number of military facilities in the islands recovered from SCS and has deployed a large fleet of its naval vessels and submarines Citing the incident, China also stated that the United States “for sale nuclear submarines to Australia under AUKU will increase nuclear risks in the region.

“This incident has shown that sales of the nuclear submarine across Aukus (Australia, United Kingdom and Us) to Australia will lead to the dissemination of nuclear technology and materials and will intensify regional security risks,” he said This would increase the possibility of nuclear risks in the region.

“The countries concerned should abandon the obsolete cold war mentality and a narrow geopolitical vision of mind and stop such erroneous acts that will destroy regional peace and stability as well as development,” he said.

China also asked the United States to seduce defense and official ties with Taiwan while reacting to the reports that US troops led Taiwanese troops He also asked the United States to seduce the military and official links with Taiwan, while reacting to reports that a small number of US special operations were deployed to Taiwan in rotation to train Taiwanese forces.

Reports cited A spokesman for Pentagone John Breath pointed out that US support for the defense relationship with Taiwan “remains aligned against the current threat posed by the People’s Republic of China” China is aimed at Taiwan as a brilliant province. However, Democratic Taiwan is seen as a sovereign state. Beijing did not exclude the possible use of force to reach unification with Taiwan.

China’s principle emphasizes that Taiwan is part of China is the political foundation of China-US ties, Zhao said The United States must seduce diplomatic relations with Taiwan and repeal its Mutual Defense Treaty with Taiwan and withdraw from the island of Estranged, he said.